I was married and had two children by the time I was 28. My wife was a good bit younger than that. Standard Operating Procedure in my grandparents’ day. But our peers, for whom it was still Party Time, thought it quite weird.
I was married and had two kids by 25. I considered it my duty to be out of the home supporting myself.
Today you need to be married to afford life. It’s a very difficult job if you live in a large metropolitan city alone.
Those who just shack-up, are kidding nobody but themselves.